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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... , Acute hemolysis ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... : • Acute or chronic ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Cancer Related • Hypercalcemia ... • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... : Fever, flank pain ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
) Differential Diagnosis ... , AS Treatment: ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... ), RA, crystal disease ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
- Acute Hemolytic ... : Fever, flank pain ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... , drug reactions ... tract: Abdominal pain ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... A reaction to phagocytosed ... swelling, significant pain ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... #treatment #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
onset of swelling, pain ... Pseudogout: Treatment ... neck pain, fever ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management